"Dog Whistle Politics" is the term used to describe the tactics of politicians who make seemingly innocuous remarks designed to raise anger certain sections of the voting community. The references pass most of us by, but for the voters the politician is aiming at the message is "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Sound familiar?

In their coverage of the recent budget, the Murdoch Media indulged itself in some dog whistle journalism.

Examples:

1. Constant use of the term "handout" when describing measures to help low and middle income families. The Courier Mail was a prime offender, using this emotive term over and over again, but only to describe support for low and middle income families. Other recipients of Government support received "payments" or "grants". "Handouts" apparently only go to the undeserving poor.

2. Use of the term "entitlement" as being negative, evoking the image of poor people demanding money from more well to do taxpayers. Idiot Paul Murray on Sky claimed Australia's main problem is that we have become "the entitlement society".

3. The term "class warfare", apparently based purely on a couple of silly throwaway lines by the PM about North Sydney.

The "class war" line seems to have been started by The Australian (who else?) and was quickly picked up by Sky News, which is just The Australian with moving pictures. It seems if you write for the Oz you have a special spot reserved for you on Sky.

Now it has become a mantra for the Liberal Party leaders, a move which is far more likely to divide Australians than anything Gillard could have said.

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"Dog Whistle Politics" is the term used to describe the tactics of politicians who make seemingly innocuous remarks designed to raise anger certain sections of the voting community. The references pass most of us by, but for the voters the politician is aiming at the message is "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Sound familiar?

In their coverage of the recent budget, the Murdoch Media indulged itself in some dog whistle journalism.

Examples:

1. Constant use of the term "handout" when describing measures to help low and middle income families. The Courier Mail was a prime offender, using this emotive term over and over again, but only to describe support for low and middle income families. Other recipients of Government support received "payments" or "grants". "Handouts" apparently only go to the undeserving poor.

2. Use of the term "entitlement" as being negative, evoking the image of poor people demanding money from more well to do taxpayers. Idiot Paul Murray on Sky claimed Australia's main problem is that we have become "the entitlement society".

3. The term "class warfare", apparently based purely on a couple of silly throwaway lines by the PM about North Sydney.

The "class war" line seems to have been started by The Australian (who else?) and was quickly picked up by Sky News, which is just The Australian with moving pictures. It seems if you write for the Oz you have a special spot reserved for you on Sky.

Now it has become a mantra for the Liberal Party leaders, a move which is far more likely to divide Australians than anything Gillard could have said.

"Dog Whistle Politics" is the term used to describe the tactics of politicians who make seemingly innocuous remarks designed to raise anger certain sections of the voting community. The references pass most of us by, but for the voters the politician is aiming at the message is "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Sound familiar?

In their coverage of the recent budget, the Murdoch Media indulged itself in some dog whistle journalism.

Examples:

1. Constant use of the term "handout" when describing measures to help low and middle income families. The Courier Mail was a prime offender, using this emotive term over and over again, but only to describe support for low and middle income families. Other recipients of Government support received "payments" or "grants". "Handouts" apparently only go to the undeserving poor.

2. Use of the term "entitlement" as being negative, evoking the image of poor people demanding money from more well to do taxpayers. Idiot Paul Murray on Sky claimed Australia's main problem is that we have become "the entitlement society".

3. The term "class warfare", apparently based purely on a couple of silly throwaway lines by the PM about North Sydney.

The "class war" line seems to have been started by The Australian (who else?) and was quickly picked up by Sky News, which is just The Australian with moving pictures. It seems if you write for the Oz you have a special spot reserved for you on Sky.

Now it has become a mantra for the Liberal Party leaders, a move which is far more likely to divide Australians than anything Gillard could have said.

Do you honestly believe that this is only applicable to the Liberals?

Possibly not. But this is not just about the Liberals but also their media friends. Can you give me an example of where any other party has used this technique?